| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to education |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5191
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2021-S5191 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S5191 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5191
SPONSOR: SANDERS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to permitting students
made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend
school in the school district in which they resided prior to being home-
less for two school years after the event
PURPOSE:
To permit students made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural
disaster to attend the school district in which they resided for two
school years after the event.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 3209 of the education law by
adding a new paragraph c-1 providing when a child becomes homeless as a
result of an act of terrorism or a natural disaster which results in the
2021-S5191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5191
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting students
made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend
school in the school district in which they resided prior to being
homeless for two school years after the event
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3209 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
C-1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE
A CHILD BECOMES HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF AN ACT OF TERRORISM OR A NATURAL
DISASTER WHICH RESULTS IN THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER BY THE STATE OR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SUCH CHILD MAY
DESIGNATE AND CONTINUE TO BE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ORIGIN
FOR UP TO TWO FULL SCHOOL YEARS AFTER THE ACT OF TERRORISM OR NATURAL
DISASTER PROVIDED SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT OVERCROWDED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04436-01-1
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